Recorded 1985–1997 Girls' name Peak 1991 94 births

Keniesha — girls' name

94 babies named Keniesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s70

The verdict

94 girls have been named Keniesha since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

94
total births
1985–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Keniesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Keniesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keniesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Keniesha between 1985 and 1997, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keniesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keniesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Keniesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keniesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 94 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keniesha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

94

Since 1985

13 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1985

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1997

Keniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1985

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 19971996199519941993199219911990198919861985 6

Keniesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 74% of Keniesha's all-time total
1980s241990s70

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keniesha?
94 babies have been named Keniesha since 1985. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Keniesha most popular?
Keniesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Keniesha been used?
Keniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 13 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Keniesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.